A special CBI court in Ranchi had convicted former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad and 15 others in the second of six fodder scam cases, on 23 December. A special CBI court in Ranchi had convicted former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad and 15 others in the second of six fodder scam cases, on 23 December. In 2013, Prasad was convicted in the first fodder scam case and was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment along with a fine of Rs25 lakh, by another special CBI court. After spending two months in jail, the Supreme Court granted bail to Prasad in the first fodder scam case. Mishra and JD(U) leader Jagdish Sharma were also convicted in the first fodder case and were awarded four years’ imprisonment each.

Source: Mint January 04, 2018 04:41 UTC